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Michigan Mini 4 2023

Plymouth, Michigan · 12 May 2023 · 2 events · 38 competitors · 22 personal bests

Stanley Chapel won two of the two events (3×3, 4×4) and the closest final was the 3×3, won by Stanley Chapel by 1.80 seconds. 38 competitors produced 22 personal bests, 6 of which still stand today, and six people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Naomi Mackler took a 3×3 single of 3:31.64 down to 1:54.63, 46 percent better in one day.

Two wins
Stanley Chapel — 3×3, 4×4
1.80s
closest final — 3×3, Stanley Chapel over Ben Saperstein
22
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Stanley Chapel5.476.48
4×4Stanley Chapel27.1528.49

The PB harvest

22 set · 6 still standing
  • Nithin Ramkumar — 3×3 single 10.62: into the top 9.3% of the event's history.
  • Joseph Yazuardi — 3×3 single 13.83: into the top 20.4% of the event's history.
  • Gordon Armstrong — 3×3 single 15.05: into the top 24.6% of the event's history.
  • Jerry Armstrong — 3×3 single 15.11: into the top 24.8% of the event's history.
  • Zachary Lake — 3×3 single 18.73: into the top 36.3% of the event's history.
  • Zachary Lake — 4×4 single 2:03.06: into the top 83.0% of the event's history.

First-timers

Six people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 37,591 people who made their debut in 2023. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

No national, continental or world records were set at this competition. That is true of most competitions.

The field

38 competitors · 101 results · 2 events.

Solve this final yourself

how this works →

The 3×3 final here ran on one scramble group, so these five sequences are exactly what the finalists faced. Stanley Chapel won it with a 6.48 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

  1. 1U R2 D2 F2 L2 U2 L B2 L F2 R2 B' R' D B' L2 D B2 F2
  2. 2F2 L2 B2 R' B2 L D2 R' U' B' D2 R2 F D F D' U2 L' F
  3. 3L2 R2 F' L2 F U2 B' F2 D2 B L B2 U' B' R' D R' F' L' D'
  4. 4R' F' U2 R2 U2 B' U2 F' D2 R2 D F D' R B2 D R B' R2
  5. 5L U2 R D L U R D B2 R2 U' R2 D' L2 B2 F U2 L' F'

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

38 competitors

Reading this page: a single is one solve's time · an average is the middle three of five solves, best and worst discarded · a PB is a personal best · a final is a competition's last round; its order decides the podium · a DNF (did not finish) is an attempt with no valid result: a popped piece, an unsolved face, an over-limit memorisation · every solve starts from a computer-generated scramble, the same for every competitor in a round.